How to Use alienate in a Sentence
alienate
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Their dream isn’t to alienate a large swath of sports fans.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2020
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He is alienated, set apart from the rest of the world by his own making.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
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The beer brand ended up alienating all parties in the process.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
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Biden’s die-hard base of supporters but alienate the rest of the country.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Dec. 2020
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Reports on Wednesday were that the Dodgers feel the same way, not wanting to alienate some or most of the fan base.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
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Ankara could no longer afford to alienate rich Gulf states.
—Jomana Karadsheh and Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
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So for an artist to come out and talk conscious, you’ll get alienated.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
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The couple didn’t want to alienate people with a low spice tolerance, so the sauce comes in at about a 3 out of 10.
—Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
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The strictures of the theocracy and the doctrine of Shia supremacy alienate many.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2021
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In real life, all this does is alienate your team and drive away your best workers.
—Expert Panel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
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From the start of her career, Sweet embraced a brand of politics that aimed to alienate no one.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
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His love, the purest impulse of his soul, can only further alienate and cause harm.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2020
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The most likely outcome will simply be to alienate her from you.
—New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
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A lot of people think my big goal is to alienate people and to give them a big middle finger.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
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But trying to ice out your friends’ daughter will just alienate them.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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That would alienate even more people who can’t afford to pay $50 a night to pitch a tent on public lands.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2022
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But the last thing any leader wants to do is alienate those who hold the power of rescue in this make-or-break moment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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This is not a show afraid to alienate its audience or push past their comfort zone.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
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But no business wants to alienate a huge section of its customers.
—Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020
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Perhaps the mothers and fathers didn’t want to alienate their sons and daughters.
—James E. Person Jr., National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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The party that is judged to be the aggressor could alienate fence sitters that view the war from a moral perspective.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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The church cannot afford to alienate its single members.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
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Why meddle in politics this way and alienate half of the country?
—Jerry Bowyer, National Review, 5 May 2021
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There’s no way to grow by a factor of five, of course, without alienating some loyal diehards.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
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Any new path brings some members on board but alienates others.
—Tim Hanrahan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
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Someone who is in love with her daughter and alienated from her.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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The Dolphins would not want to alienate a large portion of the fan base that may not want to see the team pursue a player with this troubling cloud over him.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2021
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Not valuing employees is the quickest and surest way to alienate them.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 May 2021
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Many marketers fear trying things that might alienate traditional customers, but the old fans of Hostess Twinkies were already leaving.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Mishi is immediately alienated by both her parents and her peers.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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